davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25
WIT AND HUMOR.

COuntryman docking at elephant)-
Dye s'pOse them tusks are real ivory,
John?
COuntryman-Naw. / don't b'lieve
they are. Prob'ly cellulOid.-New York
Sun.
Customer Tin beer saloon)-What have
you got your beer kegs all draped in
black for, Dutchy?
Dutchy-DOt vas mark of respegd.
do a pig piZness NIT dose anargy
fellas-Epech.
Old Lady ION her way to church,
Don't you know, little boys, that it is
wicked to play ball on Sunday?
Little BOy-We amt playin'; we're
only practicin' for ter-mOrroW'S game
New York Sun.
Political Parson-Ah, yes: that is all
very well, sir; but you know that hell
is paved with COON intentions.
Ward PoItician-No! l never heard
of that job! Who got the cOntract?-
Lowell Citizen.
Wife-A box came to-day, John, adj
dressed to you.
+ Husband-Did you open it?
Wife-No.
Husband-Well, I wish you had. 1t
may be one of these dinged Internal
machines.-Epoch.
Mr.. BlObsOn (unwillingly relinquish-
ing the morning newspaper ia his wife)
You'll find the paper dangerously
damp, my dear.
Mrs. BlObson-No wonder; you've
been porting over 1t for the past hour.
Burlington Free Press.
young man," said the physician inn
pressively, ''your symptoms indicate
fatty degeneration of the heart"
Il presume they do, DOCTOR" replied
the youth, dejectedly; Il am engaged to
young woman who weighs 314
pounds"
A venerable citizen of Philadelphia
declares that ''Parson" WeemS, the au-
thor of the Washington hatchet-and-
cherry-tree story, personally assured
him that the story was piece OF pure
Imagination, and as historian Mr..
Weems had the reputation of being
rather Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
"Now, isn't that a burning shame"
said Mrs. Seldom, as she pushed her
spectacles up on her forehead and laid
down the morning paper.
whats that, map" said her youngest
son.
"Why. Emperor William gave an au-
dience to Prince William yesterday.
Think of that, my SOMA whole audi
ence given away like SO many cattle.
It's awful" -Chicago News.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25

The shepherds went their hasty way,
And found the iowly stable shed
Where the Virgin Mother lay;
And now they checked their eager tread,
For TO the Babe that at her bosom chung,
A mothers song the Virgin Mother sung.
I, They told her how a glorious light,
Streaming from heavenly throng,
Around them shone, suspending night!
While sweeter than mothers song,
Hest angels heralded the Saviour birth.
Glory to God on high! and peace on earth!
Thou, Mother Of the Prince of Peace,
Poor, simple. and of low estatei
That strife should vanish, battle cease,
oh. why should this thy soul elate?
Sweet music's loudest note, the poets story
! Didst thou neer love to hear OF fame and
glory?
And is not War O youthful king,
A stately hero clad in mail!
Beneath his footsteps laurels SPRING;
Him earth's majestic monarchs hail
Their friend, their playmate and his bold,
bright eye
Compels the maiden's love-confessing sigh.
Tell this in some more courtly scene,
To maids and youths in robes of state;
lam woman poor and mean,
And therefore is my soul elate;
War is ruffian all with guilt defled,
That from the aged father tears his child.
"a murderous fiend by fiends adored,
He kills the sire and starves the son;
The husband kills and from her board
Steals all his widows toll had won;
Plumbers Gods world of beauty; rends away
All safety from the night, all comfort from
the day.
"Then wisely is my soul elate.
That strife should vanish, battle cease;
I'm poor and of low estate,
The Mother of the Prince of Peace,
Joy rises in me like summers morn;
Peace, peace on earth the Prince Of Peace is
bOrn!'
-Coleridge.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25
Peace On Earth.

1t came upon the midnight clear
That glorious song of old
From angels bending near the earth
To touch their harps of gold:
"Peace on the earth, good will to men,
From Heavens &l-gracious kingr
The world in solemn stiffness lay
To hear the angels sing.
Still through the cioven skies they come.
With peaceful wings unfurled;
And still their heavenly music floats
Ger all the weary world.
Above its sad and lowly plains
They bend on lowering wing;
And ever DER its Babel sounds
The blessed angels sing.
Yet with the woes of sin and strife
The world has suffered long:
Beneath the angels strain have rolled
Two thousand years Of wrong;
And man, at war with man. hears not
The love-song which they bring:
Oh, hush the noise, ye men of strife.
And hear the angels slngl
And We, beneath life's crushing load
Whose forms are bending low,
Who toll along the climbing way
With painful steps and SLOW
Look now for glad and golden hours
Come swiftly on the wing;
Oh, rest beside the weary road
And hear the angels singl
For 10! the days are fastening on,
By prophct-bards foretold,
When with the ever-circling years
Comes round the Age of Gold,
When peace shall over all the earth
Its ancient spleEdors fling
And the whole world send back the song
Which now the angels sing.
Edmund 81. Sears.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25
l:Is| Z|&lE||sH !;!! j!

DR.. Fl. Nelson, surgeon in charge. ONCE
226 Washington av. south, corner Third az
cure without caustic or mercury, chronic or
poisonous diseases Of the blood, throat, nose,
skin, bladder and kindred organs. Gravel
and structure cured without pain or cutting.
Acute or chronic urinary diseases cured in
tins of indiscretion or excess with cough. in.
digestion, tired feeling. nervous, physical and
organic weakness, rendering marriage i'm
proper or unhappy, should call or write, as
thew are often treated for consumption. dys-
pepsia and liver complaint by inexpe-
fenced men, who mistake the cause of the
evil and thus multiply both. Separate rooms
for ladies. No nauseous drugs used. Hours,
a. m. to IL m. to and 2 to 9p: m. Sum
day, 2 to D. m. Book, SOC by mail.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25

and it is quite evident that through Da-
kOta, at least, it is taking the lead away
from all other dailies. The GLOBE is
neatly printed and every day is brlm
full of the very latest news from all
parts of the world; Democratic in pol
itics and being faithful and efficient
servant of the dominant party, it is re-
garded as the criterion of Democracy
throughout the Northwest. A pleasing
feature of the paper is the Dakota edi-
ton, published every Saturday, which
parts of the territory, interesting, cor
rectly and reliably prepared. The Sun
day edition contains from sixteen to
twenty-four pages of solid reading
matter and is, indeed, a very valuable
paper.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25
Once Upon a Time.

Ny little child comes to my knee,
And Juggling pleads that he may climb
Into my lap to hear me tell
The Christmas tale he loves so we'll
A tale my mother told me,
Beginning 'Once upon time"
1t is tale of skies that rang
With angel rhapsodies sublime;
OF that great host, serene and white,
The shepherds saw one winter night
And Of the glorious stars that sang
An anthem once upon time.
This story of the hallowed years
Tells of the sacrifice sublime
OF One who prayed alone and wept
While His wearied followers slept
And how His blood and Mary's tears
Commingled, once upon time.
And now my darling at my side
And echoes of the distant chime
Bring that sweet story back to me-
Of Bethlehem and Calvary,
And of the gentle Christ that died
For sinners once upon time.
The mighty deeds that men have told
In poIrderous tones of fluent rhyme
Like misty shadows fade away;
But this sweet story bides for aye,
And. like the stars that sang of old,
We sing Of 'Once upon time"
-Eupene Field
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25
A Christmas Lullaby.

Sleep, baby, sleep the mother sings;
Heavens angels kneel and fold their wings;
Sleep, baby. sleep!
With swaths of scented hay thy bed
BY Marys hand at eve was spread.
Sleep, baby, sleepi
At midnight came the shepherds, they
Whom seraphs wakened by the way.
Sleep, baby, sleepi
And three kings from the East afar
Ere dawn came, guided by that start
Sleep, baby, sleepi
They brought thee gifts of gold and gems.
Pure Orient pearls, rich diadems.
Sleep, baby, sleepi
But Thou who lest slumbering there,
Art king of kings. earth, ocean, air.
Sleep, baby, sleep!
Sleep, baby, sleepl The shepherds sing;
Through heaven, through earth hosannas
ring.
Sleep, baby, sleep.
Lob
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25
One of the Western Wonders.

Black River Falls (Wis.) Journal.
The St. Paul GLOBE has become one
of the wonders of the Western world.
The GLOBE has the largest circulation
of any paper west of Chicago, and is GER
tainly one of the best conducted jour
mails in America. Its pages are always
full of the latest news, prepared i'll the
most readable manner. As an exponent
of Western thought and enterprise it
has 10 equal. In politics it is Demo
cratic, but in all things it is temperate;
honest and fair. 1t sustains the present
excellent administration of President
Cleveland, and manfully battles for the
peoples rights in the matter of tariff re-
form. AS an educator in the principles
of true economics and dissemination of
intelligence, it richly merits its present
enormous circulation and growing popu-
larity. Success to the st. Paul GLOBE.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25

at the age of eighteen, 1 deserted it to
become telegraph operator, my pres
ent occupation"
Early in life Miss Holahan says she
developed a strong liking for literary
pursuits, and she tells of her first at
tempt at ten years of age, when she
wrote sketch in competition for a
prize offered by the New York Weekly.
The barn was her study, and an old
stool her escritoire. Her venture was
known to no one but confidential
friend she calls Nell, who is now sue
cesstul teacher in the Turner High
school. 1t is hardly necessary to say
that the fictitious production OF the
young brain was unsuccessful, but
nothing daunted the ambitious girl.
She wrote verses that were published in
the local newspapers, the Wheaton
Illinoisan and the Turner News.
A few years ago Miss Holahan's pa
rents came to Minnesota, locating atWa-
basha, and three years ago the young
authoress' ambition, searching fields
larger and higher than those offered by
the newspaper. offered story to Peter
sons Magazine. Its merits were at once
recognized. 1t was accepted and the
writer well paid. A little later another
story went to the same market with like
success, and the writer has since then
found no trouble in disposing Of her
literary productions, either prose or po-
etry, at good, round prices.
She writes as she gets an opportunity
during the day and after nightfal. OF
her home and the difficulties under
which she labors Miss HOlahan speaks
in the following interesting strain in a
letter written friend in st. Paul sew
eral months ago.
HER HOME.
Millville IN summer is dreamy little valley
filed with bird-notes, wild flowers and
luxuriant tangles of verduTe on either side
the pretty Zumbro river. Millville in winter
is rugged little basin dug deep in the earth,
frowned down upon from all sides by finty
rocks, frozen sand-slides, naked trees and
twists Of serpentlike vines that in summer
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25
A March of the Times.

Oshkosh, (Wis.) Times.
The st. Paul GLOBE is one of the
newspaper marvels of the times. Five
years ago it was struggling, bankrupt
concern without reputation, ability or
business. Lewis Bakers management
of the paper, however, has made it a re-
markable success, and the st. Paul
GLOBE is now looked upon as the rep
resentative paper of the Northwest, not
only in enterprise and push, but also in
breadth and scope of its news and abil-
ity of its editorial department. 1t COW
ers Northwestern Wisconsin, Minnesota
and Dakota, and does it we'll.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25
SYMPATHY.

l hold it a gift rare and half divine,
This readyfeeling for fellows woes
Which from one nature to another goes
In comprehensive intuition fine;
IT'S said that certain charmed which haze
Wands
fast
In the earth's heart, and softened shadows
cast
Upon the spot, when held in rightful hands;
So Sympathy, rod of tender grace,
When held in loving hearts will gently find
The hidden nights or depths OF human kind
And hold their treasures in fond embrace.
But all, each magic wand to WELD its art
Must holden be in honest hand or heart
Augusta de Bubna.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25
A Holiday Dinner.

Round the old tables gathered once again
The girls from boarding school, demure yet
hearty,
The boys from town-no longer boys, but
men
Greet the old folks once more, merry
party.
Who wouldn't have home like that to-day.
Who wouldn't rather have love than a
million?
The ox-cart holds more heart than the coupe,
cOtiilOn.
John Paul Bocock in New York Graphic.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25
A Full Length Ahead.

Farmers Alliance.
Each week that goes gallOping down
the tall, dark and crimsOn-stained cor
ridors of time tarries long enough in the
Northwest to see that the st. Paul
GLOBE is improving constantly, and
that, from being three or four neckS III
the rear three or four years ago, is now.
at the very least, full length ahead OF
all competitors for newspaper honors in
the Northwest.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25
Wonder of the West.

Lowell, Mass.,) Citizen.
The st. Paul GLOBE is one of the no
table developments of the great West.
1t is first and before all other considera-
tons newspaper, its excellence in the
strict line of enterprise palliates in a
great measure the OffenseS of the parti-
san organ; for the GLOBE is Demo
cratic oracle, and very lively one
when occasion requires. Its proprietor
and editor, Lewis Raker, is a progress
sive citizen in progressive community.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25
Under the MistletOe.

Swiftly time is onward stealing,
Christmas revelries revealing;
And the mistletoe is showing
Pearls more precious than are glowing
In the depths of Persian waters;
For our country's blooming daughters,
Blushing, slyly smiling know
Magic lies in mlstletoe.
Many a secret sweet reposes
Underneath the moss-veiled roses;
But the mistletoe hath folden
Hearts within its branches olden;
And no plant so sweet as this is,
With its wealth of Christmas kisses;
Youth and maiden come to know
Magic lies in mistletoe.
Many Christmas, coming, going,
With its festal joys o'erfiUwing,
Sees the mistletoe still reigning,
And its subject soft enchanting,
Many a sad heart making lighter,
Many a merry one the brighter,
Through the magic that men know
Lies in white-gemmed mistletoe.
Charles Ii. Hubert.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25

And all along the edges Of the sky,
From forest treetOps to the zenith,
Roseate wings Of azure beauty
Ascending and descending
Around this battling world.
And when the morning came
Every night fog, harsh wind and noise
Had melted into soft, Eolian music,
And troops of angels singing
Peace on earth and Gods good will to man.
William Henry Thorne.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25
Ability and Enterprise.

Poughkeepsie, On. W Enterprise.
The st. Paul GLOBE is a journal
known far and wide for its ability and
enterprise. There are evidently brain
and push around the GLOBE establish
ment.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25
The Globes Enterprise.

Mansfield (O.) News.
Among the newspaper successes of
the great Northwest the st. Paul DAILY
GLOBE stands pre-eminent. 1t is a
striking example of the energy and push
which marks everything in that section.
The GLOBE, in its own history and
progress, its enterprise and present
prosperous condition, reflects the great
ness and resources of the region. The
GLOBE, under the management of
Lewis Baker, is just the kind of paper
that deserves the fine quarters it now
occupies,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25
A Fowl Presentiment.

The turkey-cock struts proudly by,
His coat is sleek and trim:
He gobbles at us, and we sigh
And wish to gobble him.
And Christmas. too, Is with us here;
II left-thought sad enough
On luckless fowl and promised beer,
'Twere foulest luck and tough.
Luther G.. Riggs.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25
Never Fails to "Catch On
Aitkin Age.

A1tkln Age.
Under the management and control
of Lewis Baker the st. Paul GLOBE has
become a favorite paper among many
readers of the Northwest. 1t COM
mends itself to all who read it, and it
never fails to ''catch on to all that is
really news for the people.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25
The Reward of Perseverance.

White Lake Dak.) Democrat
The st. Paul GLOBE is something
wonderful. The growth of this journal
gives promise of future greatness, and
we are pleased to thus see pluck and
perseverance rewarded by success.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25
Two Christmas Carols.

On winter night in the olden time,
When the weary world was sunk in sin,
And darkness reigned, and the earth was full
OF war and tumult and hopeless din,
\ Messenger came from the world above
To bring'the glad tidings Of boundless love.
He was welcomed not by the rich and great
No martial trumpet proclaimed His birth :
Unknown, i'll lonely manger lay
OThe Child of Heaven and Lord of Earth
The Messenger sent from the world above
To bring the glad tidings of boundless love.
A star shone out in the eastern sky
To mark the spot to chosen few
Where the holy Infant lay, who came
Tolight the benighted world anew
The Messenger sent from the world above
To bring the glad tidings Of boundless love.
The light still shines with ceaseless ray
Over every land and every sea,
Through storm and tempest and trouble and
strife,
For Il am the light of the world" said
The Messenger from the world above
To bring the glad tidings of boundless love.
The light still shines through the clouds Of
sin,
And always points to better way,
Where rest and peace and joy are found,
For these are the gifts of His natal day
The Messenger sent from the world above
To bring the glad tidings of boundless love.
SluS sOuSS VI pIdlSt, " SOus VI McuI
For the joyous gift of the Christmas morn,
Open your hearts to all mankind,
And cherish the day when Christ was
born
The Messenger sent from the world above
To bring the glad tid1ngs of boundless love.
DIR. Thomas Wistar.
Child Jesus comes from heavenly height,
To save US from sins keeping;
On manger straw, in darksOme night,
The Blessed One lies sleeping.
The star smiles down, the angels greet,
The oxen kiss the Baby's feet.
Hallelujah, hallelujah,
Child Jesus.
Take courage, soul, in grief cast down,
Forget the bitter dealing;
A Child is born in David's town.
To touch all souls with healing.
Then let us go and seek the Child,
Children like Him, meek, undefled,
Hallelujah. hallelujah,
Child Jesus.
Hans Christian Andersen.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25
The journal Among journals.

The st. Paul GLOBE daily increases In
popularity. Its type is particularly
pleasant to the eye. its news is of the
latest and the arrangement of its matter
is admirable. 1t is credit to the city
and to the state and is journal among
Journals.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25
One of the Best On Earth.

Duluth Journal.
The st. Paul GLOBE is one of the best
and most successful newspapers upon
the face of the earth. No other paper
ever made such strides in its race for
popularity and greatness.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25
People Generally Feel Proud OF 1t.

As journalistic success, the GLOBE is
beyond precedent in the country. Since
Lewis Baker took control of the paper
it has rapidly grown in public favor, and
as newspaper in every, sense OF the
word has no superior in this broad land.
Its prosperity IS looked upon with the
keenest satisfaction by all, and Mime
sofa people generally may well feel
proud of the St. Paul DAILY GLOBE.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25

"And them" asks Belle, with downcast eyes,
''And then, Sir Hubert-(I Imagine me,
II you can, appareled in lOrdly guise)-
Knelt down, as am doing, you see,
And put his arm, as you may surmise,
Around her so-quite tenderly,
And under the mistletOe kiss
He gave her; something like thisl ~
and thisr'
Ernest De Lancy Piersen in n. 7. Journal.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25
The Eager Scholar.

The gamn hurries through the streets
To patronfze the Christmas treats"
His catechism, broad and handy,
Fits any church's Christmas candy.
-Pittsburg Commercial Gazette.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25
Another Christmas.

In dreams and visions of the night,
Long past the years of storm and wreck,
/ saw the heavens open,
The clouds lift and break,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25
Takes the Lead Through Dakota,

Castlewood Dak.) Times.
There is no paper circulated in the
Northwest which is greeted with more
appreciation than the st. Paul GLOBE,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25
III.

"In the olden time" at last explain,
lowering over her rocking chair,
'When the joys of the dance began TO wane,
The gallant lords and the ladies fair
Roamed through the palace halls again,
Daintily dressed and debonair,
And lovers sat down by the frelights
glow,
Just-just-as we are doing, you know"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25
Stray VaSabOnds.


To give, dear boy, more blessed far
1t is than to receive.
would not have you for my sake
One moment sadly grieve.
To ease your mind just send olong,
When Christmas blows his horn,
A box Of good regalias,
Mayhap some juice of corn.
New York Journal.
The Christmas seasons at the door,
And through the air the snowflakes whirl
The dude now seeks the dollar store
To buy present for his girl. -
-Charlestown Enterprise.
The Christmas time is coming on
And folks begin to fret;
1t isn't what a present costs,
But knowing what to get.
Washington Critic.
IT'S a time to be jolly and glad,
TITS time to be merry and wise:
But the man who keeps wise while he's merry
Is wonderful thing in our eyes.
It'd Bits.
The sweetest day in all the year
Is Christmas day. so jolly.
When loved ones come from far and near
To dance beneath the holly.
-Goodalrs Sun.
"Brown pudding and souse and good mus
tard withal.
Beef, mutton and pork, shred pies Of the
best,
Pig, veal, goose and capon and turkey well
dressed,
Cheese apples and nuts, jolly carols to hear,
As then In the country is counted good
cheer" -Tusser.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25
A Cornish Carol.

Welcome that star in Judah's sky,
That voice DER Bethlehem's palmy glen;
The lamp far sages hailed on high,
The tones that hailed the shepherd men:
Glory to God in Hottest heaven!
Thus angels smOte the echOing chord;
Glad tidings unto man forgiven,
Peace from the presence of the Lord.
The shepherds sought that birth divine,
The Wise Men traced their guided way;
There, by strange light and mystic sign,
The God they came to worship lay.
A human Babe in beauty smiled,
Where lowing oxen round him trod;
A maiden clasped her Awful Child,
Pure offspring of the breath of God.
Those voices from on high are mute,
The star the Wise Men saw is dim;
But hope still guides the wanderers foot
And faith renews the angel hymn:
Glory to God in Hottest heavenl
Touch with glad hand the ancient chord;
Good tidings unto man forgiven,
Peace from the presence of the Lord.
Robert Stephen HaWker.